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Rabbi, Jewish lawyer in race for NYC Democratic primary face referendum on Mamdani, buffer zones
Stephanie Ruskay would be the first female rabbi elected to state office in US history. Her opponent is Mamdani-endorsed Eli Northrup, public defender and grandson of a Jewish civil rights lawyer.
Former NYC comptroller Lander challenges the incumbent Goldman in Democratic primary
J Street’s Ilan Goldenberg: Liberal Zionism can reverse deteriorating US-Israel relationship
Canadian progressive party picks Jewish anti-Zionist politician as its leader
DCCC adviser scrutinized for tweets about police brutality, racism
Dyjun Tatro is a legal reform activist who completed his degree while serving time for his involvement with the Original Gangsta Killas street gang.
IDF urged to allow chametz on army bases during Passover
The letter to the Chief of Staff asks to ensure the supply of kosher food for Passover does not justify a ban on the holding of chametz by secular or non-Jews.
Trump set to pardon Sheldon Silver, disgraced former NY Assembly speaker
likely be a mix of people that justice reform activists say have been wronged by the criminal justice system and figures who have paid intermediaries to lobby Trump for clemency, or whom Trump knows
David Cicilline: The Jewish lawmaker leading the Trump impeachment charge
“We have a system of justice predicated on certain constitutional rights, which make this country different from every country in the world,”
Progressive challenge to Biden administration foreign policy underway
Biden’s foreign policy challenge emerges from a progressive coalition petitioning him to stack the second tier of his foreign policy administration with left-wing progressives.
Dianne Feinstein says she isn’t leaving the Senate anytime soon
Last month said she would not seek to keep her influential spot as top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
RJC, JDCA, trade barbs over Georgia Senate runoff
"That Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff rely on Johnson to boost their campaigns is a direct endorsement of Johnson’s bigoted statements about the citizens of the only Jewish country in the world.”
Biden budget pick Neera Tanden a lightning rod in Washington
Republican Senator John Cornyn said he "will not support any nominee who doesn't provide full transparency into their work on behalf of a foreign government."
Georgian Democratic candidate defended by Jon Ossoff over Israel comments
“Reverend Warnock is a beloved friend and ally of Georgia’s Jewish community and a friend of Israel,” said Ossoff “Kelly Loeffler’s baseless attacks on the reverend make me sick."
Pennsylvania’s Jewish A-G who’s making sure the state’s votes are counted
Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania’s Democratic and Jewish attorney general, is the man charged with ensuring the legality of the state’s electoral processes this year.